What the various Admins, Teams, and Ranks around 21CW mean and do.

When joining 21CW you will encounter an array of different abbreviations, teams, and ranks. This purpose of this thread is to clear away some of the confusion and provide a little insight into what these various people do for 21CW.

Tournament Administration

TO - Tournament Owners
These are the folks who own 21CW. Currently they hold the rights in trust for the community and work to ensure that the 21CW they love continues to exist. Please do not approach them with any issues, problems, or concerns. That is the role of your HCOs and the Admin Staff. The TOs will only direct you right back into the Chain of Command.

IC - Internal Coordinator

This is the admin in overall charge of the tournament. The General Manager, if you will. Snipe is the current IC. He takes the vision of the ownership and turns it into a plan, oversees the day to day operations of the 21CW Administration Staff, 21CW the community and 21CW the tournament, sets the short and long term goals and appoints staff to help achieve them. Before contacting the IC, or any Admin, please attempt to use the Chain of Command first.

TC - Tournament Chairman

This admin is second in command of the tournament. His/Her exact role varies depending on the IC. Duke is the current TC. His main roles are assisting the IC in developing the plans for 21CW and ensuring they are implemented. Specifically, he oversees the day to day operations of the Admin staff and the Divisional HCO staffs.

TA - Tournament Admins

These admins assist the IC & TC in their work. Current TAs are: JamesBond007, Jay, Beerhunter, Static, Niz, H4rp and Ba[Tt]le. The specific roles of the TAs vary, but the general duties are the same. They referee the battles during the weekend, police the forums and TS to ensure that the rules are being followed by all community members. The help maintain the forums, TS, and the game servers. Additionally they are each assigned a specific Division to watch over and assist if necessary. Finally, they are each individually responsible for a major component of 21CW's operation. These include the Support Teams, Forums & TS, Community Maintenance, or Game Servers.

Support Teams

21CW has various teams of community volunteers that help with all aspects of the tournament and community. From creating videos and e-casts to recruiting new members, there is a role within 21CW for anyone willing to step up and lend a helping hand.

Ambassadors

The Ambassadors are long-term 21CW members who have agreed to put 21CW before any personal or team bias. You can identify a 21CW Ambassador by the UN icon they wear in TS and the Forums. The Ambassadors have 3 main roles within 21CW. First, they find, greet, assist new community members. Helping them in any way necessary to ensure they have a smooth and successful introduction into 21CW. Second, they serve as a path for important information to flow through outside the Chain of Command. They sit in on IC meetings, can view various forums throughout the tournament that others cannot, and work closely with the Administration. If you have a question around here and can't find an answer, chances are the Ambassadors will know the answer! Finally they server as the adjudicators of our Player Grievance system. Investigating and rendering judgement in cases where the Administration cannot due to a lack of hard evidence. For more information on the Grievance System, please see the appropriate thread in the New Users Information area. The Ambassadors are currently led by Webke.

Casting/Streaming Team

These folks are responsible for broadcasting and commentating on the weekend's battle. They also stream their own personal feeds when playing and not broadcasting. Currently MyCatsDied is in charge of this effort. He is also the host of Podcats, 21CW's bi-weekly podcast. You can watch the live battle stream Fridays & Saturdays @ www.twitch.tv\21cw_tournament. Or view any of the team member's personal streams HERE.

Public Relations Team

Members of this team are responsible for generating all sorts of content for 21CW. From an internal newspaper that tells the faux storyline behind the tournament's campaigns, to banners/threads/images to advertise 21st Century Warfare to the world. They also ensure that 21CW's Twitter, Facebook, Steam Group, and Twitch.tv pages are kept up to date with the latest information and news about 21CW. Currently headed by MyCatsDied the PR Team is always looking for writers and artists to help out.

Recruiting Team

This team's role is fairly self-explanatory, they recruit for 21CW. This includes managing 21CW-wide recruiting events or going out and recruiting in small groups of players. They are always looking for more folks willing to pitch in. Use the application in the sidebar on the left of the forums to apply. Currently Lethaliss leads this team.

Web and Tool Development Team

This is a small, dedicated team lead by Dogma that works on the site. They also create tools/plugins to assist in the many jobs around 21CW. This team is invite only, but is currently looking for coders with php and MySQL experience. Please contact Dogma if you are interested.

Tournament Ranks/Roles

There are a variety of ranks & roles within the tournament. Though each army has many unique names for their ranks, they all share similar roles. For details on the various ranks and abbreviations, see the chart HERE. 21CW has an "Up or Out" policy in regards to Officers and above within our tournament. This means that a soldier must move up a grade in rank with each new campaign or move back into the Enlisted pool. Our policy attempts to ensure that there is no stagnation of leadership at the top and that there is always an opportunity for a new members to move up and lead within a Division.

High Command Officers - HCOs
These dedicated members have volunteered to take overall command of a Division. The General is appointed by the Admin staff and answers to them. He/She then gathers around his a staff of 5-7 folks to assist him/her in the running of their Division. This group is given a large amount of autonomy in how they organize and run their Division provided they adhere to the core concepts set forth by the 21CW Administration. The specific roles of

Commissioned Officers/Company Officers - COs
These people are arguably the most important members of 21CW's Divisional leadership. The include company Captains and their subordinates. They directly oversee the companies within a Division, ensuring that the enlisted soldiers under their command are trained and ready to fight on battleday. Diagnosing and reporting any problems their soldiers have is their second role within the company. Their final role is ensuring that their company bonds as a unit within themselves and within the Division as a whole.

Non-Commisioned Officers - NCOs
These are Enlisted soldiers who have worked reached the rank of Sergeant or above through leadership and dedication to their company. They assist the COs in the running of their company. Jobs can include Squad Leading in battle or practice, helping maintain the practice tracker, or organizing fun and social things for their company to do during off times. The NCO is a vital position within the 21CW tournament structure, without which we would not be who we are.